The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Europe

1. Introduction: The Mobilization of the Unemployed in a Comparative Perspective
Didier Chabanet, Jean Faniel

2. The Long History of a New Cause: The Mobilization of the Unemployed in France
Didier Chabanet

3. The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Germany (1998–2004)
Britta Baumgarten, Christian Lahusen

4. Inside or Outside Trade Unions? The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Belgium
Jean Faniel

5. The Movement of the Unemployed in Finland
Eeva Luhtakallio, Martti Siisiäinen

6. The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Italy: The Case of Naples
Simone Baglioni

7. The Organization of the Unemployed in Spain: Local and Fragmented Dynamics
Sophie Béroud

8. Contention over Unemployment in Britain: Unemployment Politics versus the Politics of the Unemployed
Didier Chabanet, Jean Faniel

9. Organizing the Unemployed in Ireland
Frédéric Royall

10. Political Opportunities and the Mobilization of the Unemployed in Switzerland
Michel Berclaz, Katharina Füglister, Marco Giugni

11. The Mobilization That was Not: Explaining the Weak Politicization of the Issue of Unemployment in Poland
Catherine Spieser, Karolina Sztandar-Sztanderska

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, Public Policy, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social Care, Public Administration, Social Policy